Monument Yangmen

Chapter 526

Whether Yang Qi was plotting against wild beggars or not, only Yang Qi knew best.

Kou Zhun only insulted Yang Qi in words, but in his heart, he admired Yang Qi's actions.

According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, the armor and weapons that were eliminated were basically thrown in the warehouse to wait for mold.

And Yang Qi can turn waste into treasure, and can also use it to make money. In Kou Zhun's view, this is a rare skill.

At least, Yang Qi can use this method to reduce the financial resources spent on replacing the equipment of his soldiers and horses.

Yang Qi is now considered a member of the separatist regime, and the court will definitely not invest a penny in the soldiers and horses under Yang Qi's command in the future.

Yang Qi needs a lot of money if he wants to support his troops.

The main reason why Kou Zhun proposed to build the two prefectures was because there were not many scholars in Daizhou and the three prefectures, and secondly, it was to reduce the number of officials and reduce the expenditure of local government.

He did this because he was afraid that Yang Qi would extort violently from the people in the three states of Daizhou in order to support his troops.

However, judging from Yang Qi's current performance, Yang Qi doesn't seem to have the idea of ​​extorting money from the people.

The matter about selling equipment to wild beggars is just a small episode.

Kou Zhun and Yang Qi did not continue their chat on this matter.

The main purpose of the meeting between the two of them this time was to prepare for the establishment of the two governments.

Half a day of discussion between two people.

In the end, Kou Zhun found that Yang Qi's ideas were far more mature than his, so he agreed that Yang Qi had ideas about the preparation of the two governments.

According to Yang Qi's idea, after the preparations for the two prefectures are completed, Fengzhou will be divided into two with Fengzhou City as the center.

Part of it belongs to Shengzhou, and part belongs to Daizhou.

And Fengzhou City will be renamed Fengcheng, which will become a bridge for the trade between the two prefectures.

At the same time, Fengcheng will also become a trade center that communicates with the Dangxiang, Dasong, Zheyang and other forces.

After confirming the division of power between the two governments.

Yang Qi and Kou Zhun successively discussed the location of the government offices of the two prefectures, as well as the names of the two prefectures after promotion.

After Shengzhou was promoted from a state to a mansion, Yang Qi planned to name it Fuxing Mansion.

Kou Zhun has no objection to this.

But when naming Daizhou from the state to the prefecture, the two disagreed.

Yang Qi firmly believed, "There is a Datong Army in Daizhou, so it should be called Datong Mansion in the future."

Kou Zhun shook his head like a rattle, and said disgustedly: "Daizhou still has Yanmen Pass, why is it not called Yanmen Mansion? Besides, the real Datong is still in the hands of the Liao people. You name Daizhou Datong Mansion, you Do you think it's appropriate?"

"There is nothing inappropriate. I just want to use this to tell the Han people in Liao that we have never forgotten them."

"You're just kidding..."

"That's it. I'm the general manager of the army and horses of the three states. I have the final say on the affairs of the three states."

Kou Zhun glared at Yang Qi angrily, "Yang Yansi, how shameless you are to use your power to suppress others."

Yang Qi smiled and said: "One day, you ride on my head, you can also use your power to overwhelm me, I don't mind."

Kou Zhun turned his head away angrily, not wanting to take care of Yang Qi.

Yang Qi stood up, moved his limbs that were stiff due to sitting for a long time, and said: "After a while, you will post a list and tell the people the specific news. I will go to Shengzhou now and supervise them to move all the major workshops. here."

Say goodbye to Kou Zhun who is still sulking.

Yang Qi got on his horse and led Peng Pai straight to Fuxing Pass.

From Fengcheng to Fuxingguan, it takes four days to get there on horseback.

Yang Qi and Peng Pai traveled day and night and arrived at Fuxing Pass in only three days.

Half a month later, Fuxingguan is different again.

Although the civilian husbands of Fuxingguan were dismissed by Yang Qi, there are still a large number of people staying here.

The revival infantry, the Land Reclamation Corps, plus the craftsmen and family members of the major workshops, add up to 15 people.

Therefore, before Fuxingguan, it can be said that it changes every day.

The Guancheng of Fuxing Pass has experienced the baptism of war, and already has a bit of a real taste of Xiongguan.

Tall city walls, heavily guarded east and west gates.

On the top of the city, the battle flag fluttered, and the soldiers were majestic.

In the entire Fuxing Pass, there was no longer the lively scene of casting the city before, and it was replaced by a murderous look.

The hilltops on the north and south sides also changed their appearance.

The once lush forest has been cut down bare.

On the side of Shanyang, there are many low tree stumps. Some of the stumps have green branches and buds. They are growing vigorously with the help of the nutrients of the tree stumps.

Although they are very small now, maybe a gust of wind can blow them off.

However, sooner or later they will grow into towering trees.

The Shanyin side, that is, the side named Zhongyi Mountain by Yang Qi, is covered with densely packed tombstones, nearly 4 tombstones, and nearly 4 loyal souls, lying quietly here, continuing to guard the Fuxing Pass.

In the densely packed cemetery, some disabled people, carrying hoes, planted pines and cypresses on both sides of the tombstone.

That piece of neat emerald green is the fruit of their labor.

On that day, when the soldiers who died in Fuxing Pass were buried in Zhongyi Mountain, Yang Qi personally planted two pines and cypresses in front of the Zhongyi Mountain stele he signed.

Nowadays, it seems to be regarded as a tradition.

After the city was closed, the peasants and soldiers of the Land Reclamation Corps, as well as the disabled veterans who had become tomb guards, were sweating profusely in reclaiming the wasteland.

Yang Qi looked at the reclamation scene that stretched for tens of miles, and thought it was very spectacular.

On both sides of the wasteland, villages formed one after another, and they were the villages where the gravekeepers lived.

There are also rows of camp-like buildings.

It was the camp left by the Fuxing infantry after they moved to Guancheng, and it has now been allocated to the Land Reclamation Corps to live in.

Along the way, I met many people who knew Yang Qi, and when they saw Yang Qi, they rushed over to salute Yang Qi.

It's still a military salute.

Yang Qi's reputation in Fuxingguan is greater than the sky, and the label of God of War has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

At the beginning, Yang Qi was just sitting on horseback, as if he was reviewing his army.

In the end, there were too many people who came to greet and salute.

Yang Qi simply jumped off his horse, joined the crowd, and chatted with them about homework.

Until the evening.

Yang Qicai bid farewell to them and entered Fuxing Pass.

Fuxing Pass has now been built into a military city by Yang Da.

There are not many places for private activities in Guancheng. Except for some material storage places, the rest are basically only barracks and training grounds.

After entering the training ground of the camp, Yang Qi saw Yang Wu, shirtless, leading more than 100 shirtless men, practicing sword skills.

"cut!"

"drink!"

"tease!"

"drink!"

"hack!"

"drink!"

"..."

Coming and going are simple three tricks, but they practiced sweating profusely.

Yang Qi paid special attention and found that the knives in their hands were very unique.

What they have in their hands is born out of Hengdao, but it is different from Hengdao.

It is thicker than a horizontal knife and has a longer handle than a horizontal knife.

There are many soldiers watching around, but they look at these hard-trained people, but they don't have pity and sympathy, but are full of envy.

When Yang Qi crossed the horse and walked in front of Yang Wu, he was directly ignored by Yang Wu.

Yang Qi had no choice but to straddle the horse and walk one more time.

"stop!"

Yang Wu withdrew his knife and told the people behind him to stop.

Yang Wu stared at Yang Qi on horseback in distaste, and said, "Why, you're going to show off in front of me, a brother, after you've been sealed as a Tiger Marquis?"

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's just a tiger, it sounds nice. But I really didn't see it."

If Yang Qi said this before, Yang Wu would probably spit on him.

However, the current Yang Qi, sitting in the land of three states, is not an exaggeration to be crowned king, a tiger marquis is really nothing.

Yang Wu knew that he would not be able to take advantage of this matter if he discussed it with Yang Qi.

So he moved away proudly, allowing Yang Qi to clearly see the bare-chested hardcover men behind him.

"Well, how about the person I picked?"

The men behind Yang Wu straightened their backs proudly when they heard Yang Wu's words.

Yang Qi didn't answer Yang Wu's words, he jumped off the horse and handed the reins to Peng Pai.

Walking up to one of the men, he clenched his fist and beat his chest.

"how old are you……"

"eighteen."

"Very young and very good."

He moved in front of another man and punched his chest.

"Are you literate?"

"illiterate."

"It's not an honor to be illiterate, don't shout so loudly."

"..."

"Do you know the art of war?"

"don't know."

"..."

"Immediately shoot the bow, how many out of ten?"

"Two or three arrows."

"..."

"How far can you run with a hundred catties?"

"One mile."

"..."

Yang Qi walked around among the 100 people selected by Yang Wu, and returned to the place where he dismounted with a smile.

Suddenly, Yang Qi shouted.

"Peng Pai."

"arrive."

"Tell me, what kind of person is a qualified scarecrow."

"Literate, qualified in martial arts, know how to cooperate in combat, know the art of war, shoot six out of ten out of ten, be proficient in gathering information, be proficient in conveying information with riddles, be proficient in camouflage, be proficient in assassination, be proficient in destruction, be loyal enough..."

"Is this a qualified scarecrow?"

"No, in addition to the above, you also need to get the first three of the enemy. That's the scarecrow."

Yang Qi nodded in satisfaction, and asked again: "How many people like this do I have under my command?"

Peng Pai proudly puffed out his chest, and roared, "6000 active soldiers and 4000 reserve soldiers."

Yang Wu's face turned red when he heard this.

One hundred bare-chested men under Yang Wu's command bowed their heads in shame.

Yang Qi stared at these men and said calmly: "I'm telling you this not to attack you. But I want to tell you that in my eyes, you are not qualified heavy cavalry.

In my opinion, a qualified heavy armored cavalry must be superb in martial arts, excellent in riding skills, and strong in physical strength. In addition to these three basic conditions, they must also be able to read and write, proficient in the art of war, proficient in cooperative combat, proficient in destruction, strict discipline, and loyalty. .

And, most importantly, courageous.

Even if there are only a hundred people, when facing tens of thousands of enemy troops, they can still charge without fear.

Ask yourself, can you do all of the above? "

A hundred strong men bowed their heads in shame.

With a dark face, Yang Wu growled, "Yang Yansi, don't you think your request is too much? You are picking generals, not soldiers."

Yang Qi grinned and said: "I spent 1000 million taels of silver, and I may spend more in the future. I will equip the heavy armored cavalry under my command with the most comprehensive equipment.

A set of fine steel armor, combat boots, filigree gloves, and a fine steel helmet.This set of equipment costs more than 150 taels.

In addition, in terms of weapons, it will be equipped with two long and short spears made of fine steel, one horizontal knife and scimitar, two hand crossbows, five hundred arrows, fierce fire oil, gunpowder and so on.

There are also three good war horses, all in armor.

All of the above, added up, is worth more than a thousand taels.

Such good equipment, you ask them, are they qualified to wear it? "

Regarding the equipment of the heavy cavalry, Yang Qi had discussed with Yang Wu, but it was not comprehensive.

Now hearing Yang Qi's equipment configuration for the heavy armored cavalry, Yang Wu was also shocked.

This luxurious configuration is already comparable to that of a Song general, even higher than them.

Yang Wu had no doubts about the value of these things.

Not to mention other things, the price of a good war horse alone is not low.

In Bianjing City, the value of a good war horse is between 80 taels and 100 taels.

The value of a good war horse alone is between 240 taels and 300 taels.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to spend thousands of taels of silver to equip such a suit of equipment.

Yang Wu was shocked and speechless.

The hundred men under him were completely shocked.

For many of them, they may not be able to earn so much money in their lifetime.

And the equipment made with so much money is worn on them.

They didn't dare to think about it.

There were some people who had resentment towards Yang Qi just now, but after hearing what Yan Ganqi said about the equipment of the heavy armored cavalry, there was only shame left in their hearts.

Yang Qi didn't continue to attack them who were still in shock, and took Peng Pai to find Yang Da.

On the way, Peng Pai approached Yang Qi and said in a low voice, "Young master, are you really going to get each of them a piece of equipment worth 1000 taels?"

Yang Qi dismissed Peng Pai, and said, "I'm only talking about the market price. If they go to someone else to equip them, they must cost more than 1000 taels. But if we equip them, they can be [-]% cheaper, or even more."

"This is impossible!"

Peng Pai said immediately.

Yang Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Is there anything impossible? For me, iron mines don't cost money, coal doesn't cost money, and horses basically don't cost money. The only thing I have to pay is the labor cost."

Peng Pai swallowed a mouthful of saliva, leaned in front of Yang Qi and said, "If that's the case, why don't you change the scarecrow's equipment?"

Yang Qi squinted at Peng Pai.

"You think beautiful."

(End of this chapter)